Valve



T. A. OLSON July 15, 1952 VALVE Filed April 13 1946 2 SI-IEETS-SI-IEET 1 Fig 1 mm 1 M T. A. OLSON July 15, 1952 VALVE 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Filed April 13, 1946 TA. OLSON J INVENTOR. BM m at. 31%;

ATTORNE Y5 moves into closed position'..

" [Still another object of vide a gate member 'wherein'the gate is moved- Patented July 15, 1952 Thomas bison, Houston;

I Application Ap il 13, 1946,;seria1No. .6e2,013- I lwe the present invention comprises a gate member which is wedge shaped transversely of the fiow passage and a mechanism provided for moving the gate transversely into wedging position after it has been moved vertically to close the flow passage.

It istherefore oneof the objects of the invention to form a gate member which is wedge shaped in transverse section in combinationwith jamechanism to move the gate laterally asit Another object of the invention isto provide agate member with transverse wedge shaped gate seats and gate member so thatthe gate 'may move vertically toopen. or closed position and be moved transversely to sealing and unsealing position.

the invention is to provertically and then wedged by lateral movement at the end of the vertical movement to lock the gate in either open or closed position.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a yoke for gate members which will be wedged laterally as the gate moves to either open or closed position. I I

Still another. object-of the invention is to provide a mechanism for applying an eccentric pull or push to move a gate member laterally in sealing and-.unsealing the gatemember. e 7 Another object of the invention is toprovide aflost motion arrangement for a follower'yoke in .orderto move a gate member transversely to'ac- Qcdn'i'pIish sealing action thereof. V

@f Another object of the invention is to provide a {transversely wedge shaped gate member which "is in constant engagement with the seat but which can be wedged laterally in the full open or full closed position.

Other and further objects of the invention will be readily apparent when the following description is considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. l is a vertical sectional view taken longitudinally of the valve.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken transversely of the valve housing and showing the gate member in elevation and open position.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view through -of the gate.

transversely wedge shaped gate l I.

the gate housing showing the gate rnember in *elevationandin closed position;

Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line 4- -4 of Fig. 3 showing a top view looking down on the gate to illustrate the wedge shape thereof..

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the follower yoke.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 3

with the, gate member broken away to illustrate the connection for effectingvertical movement In Fig.- 1 the valve housing 2 is hollowto pro- -vide the valve chamber 3. The upper end of this housing is closed with a bonnet 4 which ro tatablysupports a non-rising valve stem 5 turned byawheel '6. A suitable packing l enclosing a stem Sis provided to prevent leakage while the bolts 9 .afiix the bonnet to the housing. The housing has the flow passage l therethrough which crossesthevalve chamber.

Inorderto provide a seat and sealing area for the gate member I ,the housing is recessed at [3 to receive the seat plates 14, one of which is provided oneach side oflthegate chamber at the flow passage. H V

These seats [4 are of peculiar shape as best seen in Fig. 4 in that one edge of such seat as I is rather thin in transverse section while the opposite edge is considerably thickened at [5 to provide abeveled or taperedface I! as seen in transverse section in Fig. 4.

With this arrangement, a tapered-or wedge shaped opening- I8 is provided to receive the The gate in turn has the inclined or beveled faces l9 and on opposite sides thereof to engage the respective faces I I of the seat members.

The gate has the opening 2| therein :which --may beraised to the position of Fig. 2 into alignrecess 23 which receives the lower end of the threaded portion 24 of the stem 5.

" In order to obtain the desired sealing action of the gate member in both open and closed position so as to prevent leakage out of the flow passage, a follower yoke 25 is best seen in Figs. 3 and 5 and this yoke is arranged to have the collar 26 thereof threadedly attached to the portion 24 of the stem 5. This follower yoke extends radially at 21 and longitudinally along side of the gate at 28 so that it lies in the enlarged recess 29 which is part of the gate chamber. This follower yoke has a stud 30 projecting from the inside surface thereof and which stud is positioned in an opening 3| in the side of the gate member. Particular attention is directed a 3 to the fact that the larger than the stud 38 so that there may be considerable lost motion between the movement of the yokeand the movement of the gate. The

collar 26 and the studj30 providefora push-pull movement on the gate;

The outer face 32 of the follower yoke'is in.

the form of an inclined or beveled face which is beveled outwardly from the center point 33 so as to be engaged by a cam 34. This cam is sup 1 ported upon a hollow seat 35 threadedin'to the opening 3| is somewhat 'rangement whereby the gate valve member may be readily moved vertically to open and close the valve but wherein it is moved transversely to effect sealing and locking ofthe valve in eithe opening 36 in the side of the valvehousing; .This.

,hollow seat is enclosed with a cap 31 and. the

cam face 38 is urged toward the beveled faces 32 by a coil spring 39 It seems obvious'that by removing" the cap 31, the seat-35 maybe adjusted as desired and a'difierent strength of spring maybe applied. Adjustment of thecap '31 may: also be usedto adjust the pressure upon the spring. 7 r

In actual operation when theyalve is in open positionas seenin- Fig.- 2jturning of the stem will cause the rouowesyoke to start its 'ini-tial movement downwardly.

This initial movement moves the upper edge 'ofthe stud-30 away fromthe upper edge of the openings! so that thes'tu d moves'downwardly the recess. This downward movement does permits it to move out of thewedge between the faces l9 and ofthe se'at. 5 In other Words, the gateis loosened or'unlock'ed from its-wedged position. 'If'the stud 'enga'gesthe' lower por; 'ti'on or -bottom of J the opening 3 I; it will tend to knock the valve loose -if it remains inwe'dged position. This rap or push on the valve'is of course at the outeredge or the wedged area and tends to apply an eccentric pressure tending to pry the valve out-"of-the wedge seat. *As-"thle "downward movement continues,*the gate will be moved downwardly t6the-position'ofFig.-3 and as the upper inclined surface-32 of the follower yoke movesagainst the carriz'34, the gate and thle yoke will again-- be wedged transversely infithe closed position of'Fig 3. It seems obvious? that the yoke may i have sufficient tilting --action"due to 1 its bell crank :sh'aftso that the" 'threadsl-in the collar 26 will notnbind uponi th'estemd5.

. wnentne gate is again tobe openedfthe' yoke only '1 will 5. move upwardly until the" stud 30* ena laterally extending flangeflflahasthe double beveled surface 4| thereon. to .engage with the cam 34 the same as the follower yoke 25. In

Fig. 6, however; this cam surface is 1 formed :of such positions. 7

What is claimed is:

"1."A"gate valve including a housing, a gate chamber therein, a transversely tapered and longitudinally movable-valve member a stem to open and close said gate; by longitudinal movement, and means including'a :yokeengagmgsam gate and actuated by said stem to wedge said gate-laterally of its longitudinal movementdn open-or closed position,- a"beveled face-on said yoke,- a cam in said-housing on which said yoke beveled face will ride to move saidgatelaterally and laterally wedge said valve member in "said housing, said yoke athreaded connection of said yoke to said stem, andlost motionen'gaging parts between said yoke and gate whereby saidgate yoke moves first to takeup' said last motion and continued movement in the same direction will thereaftermovesaid gate.

I 2; Ina'gate valve avertically movablelaterally wedgable gate, a housing, a gate chamber across the flow passage, a'thr'eaded'stem "to move said gate; wedge seats tapered transverselyof the path of movement of said gate, and-"cooperating means carried by said gate includingga fyoke threaded on said stem, warm in saidhousing a lateral beveled portion" on said yo'ke' engaging said cam to, shiftsaid gate 'l'ater'allyof its lon' gitudinal movement towedgein saidse'ats; and

a-- lostmotion connection between said gate and yoke including interengaging parts "so "that said stem first moves saidyoke and saidlost'motion connectionthereupon moves said gate when said yoke executes vertical movement, due tofsaid Jste'm and lateral movement {due to "said beveland'cam. 

